Scout.com's NFL Draft Database Tops 300

Scout.com's NFL Draft Database now lists over 300 of the nation's top prospects. Take a look at who's currently topping the rankings overall and by position according to Scout.com's NFL Experts. And then be sure to bookmark the page and visit Scout.com's draft database through draft weekend.

The January 15^th declaration deadline has come and passed, and in the end, upwards to fifty underclassmen have made the early jump from the collegiate ranks to the NFL. However, the underclassmen who’ve declared for the draft have until Friday, January 18^th to decide if they want to go forward with their decision or change their mind and return to their college or university.

With that being said, the excitement of the NFL Draft is in full gear. Week after week fans got a chance to witness some of college football’s brightest stars compete on Saturday for the right to play on Sunday, and now Scout.com gives you the opportunity to see who ranks in our draft database that consists of more than 300 prospects.

To view the draft database, click here.

When you click on the above link, you’ll be taken to the overall rankings section of the database. The list can easily be sorted by position, college, home state or name, and those links can be found under the “2008 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings” header.

Here are the top 20 players listed in our database:

No	Name	Pos	Hgt	Wt	Exp	School
1	Darren McFadden	RB	6-2	210	Jr.	Arkansas
2	Chris Long	DE	6-3	278	Sr.	Virginia
3	Glenn Dorsey	DT	6-1.5	313	Sr.	LSU
4	Sedrick Ellis	DT	6-1	307	Sr.	USC
5	Jake Long	OT	6-7	335	Sr.	Michigan
6	Calais Campbell	DE	6-7	280	Jr.	Miami
7	Mike Jenkins	CB	5-11	200	Sr.	South Florida
8	Kenny Phillips	FS	6-2	210	Jr.	Miami
9	Dan Connor	OLB	6-3	230	Sr.	Penn State
10	Jonathan Stewart	RB	5-11	230	Jr.	Oregon
11	Keith Rivers	MLB	6-3	237	Sr.	USC
12	James Hardy	WR	6-5.5	220	Jr.	Indiana
13	Matt Ryan	QB	6-5	224	Sr.	Boston College
14	Malcolm Kelly	WR	6-4	215	Jr.	Oklahoma
15	Quentin Groves	DE	6-3	252	Sr.	Auburn
16	Aqib Talib	CB	6-1	195	Jr.	Kansas
17	Chris Williams	OT	6-6	317	Sr.	Vanderbilt
18	Jamaal Charles	RB	6-1	205	Jr.	Texas
19	Vernon Gholston	DE	6-3	260	Jr.	Ohio State
20	Early Doucet	WR	6-0	213	Sr.	LSU

The underclassmen who declared for the draft have made their presence known quickly. If you look at the top-20 above, you will notice that there are ten juniors and ten seniors listed. This draft will be dominated early by the underclassmen.

Aqib Talib (CB, Kansas), Vernon Gholston (DE, Ohio State), Rashard Mendenhall (RB, Illinois) and Ryan Clady (OT, Boise State) are some underclassmen to keep an eye on, as are seniors Joe Flacco (QB, Delaware), Kentwan Balmer (DT, North Carolina), Chris Johnson (RB, East Carolina) and Dustin Keller (TE, Purdue).

The database will change often during the next few months as we get closer to the draft. Keep an eye out for the rising and falling prospects and see how their status progresses or regresses as we build momentum into late April.

Scout.com will have a full contingent at the Senior Bowl and Scouting Combine over the next two months to keep all the fans in tune with what’s happening with all the top prospects and teams around the NFL.

The 2008 NFL Draft has many top prospects available for your team to draft, and with the infusion of underclassmen, it has only made April’s draft stronger.

A member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America, Chris Steuber has provided his analysis of the NFL and NFL Draft prospects on the web and on the radio since 1999.